Letters To The Editor

To the editor: This letter is prompted by your editorial regarding the matter of Commonwealth v. Galluccio ("Galluccio: a rush to judgment?" Jan. 11). The essence of our system of justice is the fairness and impartiality of our courts. Indeed, ...

To the editor: The recent Appeals Court decision in Commonwealth v. Carr reflects society's ambivalence toward college police officers: Are they really police or just "campus security?" Carr seems to stand for the disturbing proposition that "special" college officers can ...

To the editor: Charles Wyzanski, in his Dec. 28 letter to the editor, appears to believe that the attorneys profiled in the story, "Risky Business? Two young attorneys go after local law firms" (Dec. 21), were responsible for its frequently ...

To the editor: With regard to last week's page 1 story, "Town board can hire own lawyer," the real issue is whether the local government should be allowed to strip local quasi-judicial boards and commissions of their independence merely because ...

To the editor: Self-respecting lawyers would be mortified to have been the subject of the damning Dec. 21 profile, "Risky Business? Two young attorneys go after local law firms." Unfortunately, I suspect that Rebecca Pontikes and Tara M. Swartz are ...

To the editor: In 1986, an American Bar Association Report of the Commission on Professionalism urged mandatory fee arbitration to which clients could turn as a matter of right if they believed they had been overcharged (see 112 FRD at ...

To the editor: It's disappointing to see the reaction of Hamline Law School Dean Donald Lewis to our ranking of law schools (Dec. 7 Hearsay column: "Super smart?"). His glib dismissal of the Super Lawyers selection process – "It's who ...

To the editor: Do you remember "The Paper Chase," starring John Houseman, perfectly cast as the irascible, all-knowing 1L law professor at Harvard? His specialty was striking the fear of God in the hearts of his students. I never really ...

To the editor: The Women's Bar Association is pleased that its recent groundbreaking report, "Where are we now? A report on the occupational status of women attorneys in Massachusetts," has generated discussion, including Lawyers Weekly's Nov. 23 editorial ("Women leaving ...

To the editor: I write in response to the editorial in the Nov. 9 edition of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly entitled "Massachusetts courts: Is it time to start over?" While a branch of government like the judiciary should always be exploring ...